Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 4
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 2)
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 1)
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Credit Reporting: Truth be Told
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: The XYZ’s of the PPP
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Applying for PPP Loan Before March 31st Deadline
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Three
Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Two
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Employment Law Now IV-85- Updates on the PPP Loan Process and Loan Forgiveness
What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 13]
Law Brief: Elishama Rudolph and Rich Schoenstein Talk PPP Loan Forgiveness
Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Although July 3 was the first business day on which no USD LIBOR was published, many financial instruments will not reset until the next reset date, based upon the tenor of each instruments’ underlying benchmark, which could...more
From Q1-Q3 of 2023, the U.S. loan market was marked by novel deal patterns and uneven market activity. Initially, the bulk of deals were portfolio work, including amend & extend transactions, covenant relief amendments and...more
In recent years, U.S. banks have been tightening lending conditions. This trend is expected to continue for commercial loans because of various factors, including the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in...more
Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel and Larissa Head, Trainee Solicitor, provide an update on the transition away from USD LIBOR with the deadline of 30 June 2023 upon us. What do market participants in the trade finance industry...more
General market unease in the first fiscal quarter of 2023 was evident. The back-to-back collapse of two regional banks spooked investors and the effects of two federal rate increases rippled through the market. Uncertainty in...more
Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin’s monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope you are enjoying some early summer weather and (if you live in the Northeast) are breathing...more
Summary - As a result of the shift from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFR), borrowers who use interest rate swaps or options to manage interest rate risk may be asked to pay extra to maintain a hedge under...more
As we welcome 2023, and the final six months of certain London Interbank Offering Rates (“LIBOR”), issuers and borrowers of LIBOR-based tax-exempt bonds should evaluate whether changes to their financing documents are...more
While US dollar (USD) LIBOR has all but vanished from new-issue loans in 2022, the vast majority of the US loan market is comprised of legacy transactions that remain tied to the retiring rate. For every US institutional loan...more
During 2021, after months of regulatory pressure to end reliance on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), concerns were mounting that the US leveraged loan market was being too slow to adopt the Secured Overnight...more
As we usher in spring and hopefully finally say goodbye to the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, deal volume and overall market activity remain extremely robust. With less than a week to go in an eventful first quarter, we’re...more
The “Fund Finance Market Update” panel focused on the current state of the market. Moderated by Laurie Lawler, Managing Director at Société Générale, the panel included the following: Roshan Chagan, Partner at Ares...more
It may not be the next Taylor Swift song, but a prepayment changes the Lender-Borrower relationship. In a swap, we all know there are consequences. Rather than a “breakage cost”, the swap market just calls it an early...more
Between Omicron, the holidays, and down-to-the-wire end-of-year closings, it was a hectic finish to 2021. But now that the calendar reads 2022, we wanted to reflect this week on the state of the NAV finance market and provide...more
This LIBOR transition update, directed primarily at private credit lenders, provides a recap of recent trends and reflects new developments on the eve of LIBOR transition for banks, including new SOFR issuance by private...more
The active underlying deal environment comingled with the December 31st LIBOR transition deadline combined to make November the busiest month in the history of Cadwalader Fund Finance. We have no doubt that’s been the case...more
Amending Fund Finance facilities to replace LIBOR as the primary benchmark interest rate has all the makings of a potential client experience disaster for your Fund sponsor clients. ...more
Global LIBOR transition efforts continue apace. However, switching hedged loans to risk free rates is a particularly challenging area. We discuss what borrowers, lenders and hedge providers really need to focus on in order...more
My colleague Leah Edelboim and I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on “Hot Topics in Fund Finance” earlier this week. Special thanks to Mondaq for hosting us. Below is a brief summary of some of the trends and market...more
It probably goes without saying, but not all lending indexes are created equally. Each may look at different risks or markets, and not all indexes are “plug and play” for commercial lending transactions. As most have heard...more
Please join Hogan Lovells and CAPCO for a webinar on Thursday, May 20 for a panel discussion on the LIBOR SOFR transition and how mortgage companies can manage the process. Speakers will discuss transition planning, strategic...more
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently released templates, one in a notice form and one in letter form, to advise borrowers with existing adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans that use the London Interbank Offered...more
LIBOR has been a key interest rate benchmark for many decades, used as the principal reference rate to several hundred trillions of dollars in derivatives, bonds, loans and securitizations. However, when the LIBOR...more
With the use of LIBOR being phased out by the end of 2021 and its prevalence in corporate loans, adjustable-rate mortgages, floating rate notes, securitized products and derivatives products, nearly all lenders and borrowers...more
Recent developments mean a delayed departure for LIBOR. The cessation of most U.S. dollar LIBOR tenors has been delayed until June 30, 2023. Aircraft financiers, borrowers and lessors should take advantage of the...more